DONALD R. SHEARER, INTERIM VICAR, 2005-2006

The Reverend Donald R. Shearer was born in Syndey, Australia, where he was educated and ordained in the Diocese of Riverina in 1962.

Since 1969 he has been a priest of the Episcopal Church in the United States serving in parishes in Pennsylvania and, since 1975, within the Diocese of Newark.

As rector of two Anglo-Catholic parishes in the Newark diocese, Holy Communion in Paterson and All Saints’ in Orange, this involved him in many and various diocesan committees and activities until retirement in 2002.

In the past two years he has supplied in various parishes as needed in his home Diocese of Newark and the Diocese of Bethlehem.

As of January 1, 2005, he became our Interim Vicar.